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20-415: The Matabeleland Zambezi Water Project (MZWP) is an ambitious project being undertaken in the arid Matabeleland North province of Zimbabwe .The project seeks to end the perennial water shortages bedevilling Zimbabwe's second city of Bulawayo by bringing water from the mighty Zambezi river to the city . The project can be classified as a major project. It is expected to cost US$ 600 million which

40-573: A project milestone in that a milestone is a measurement of progress toward an output, whereas the deliverable is the output delivered to a customer or sponsor. For a typical project, a milestone might be the completion of a product design, while the deliverable might be the technical diagram or detailed design report of the product. In technical projects, deliverables can be further classified as hardware , software , or design documents . In contracted efforts, deliverable may refer to an item specifically required by contract documents, such as an item on

60-399: A "solution" consists of projects and other definitions. It can be defined as "a set of state policies and/or agencies unified around a particular issue or oppression". Therefore, these kinds of projects involve constant change and dynamism due to the social constructions that evolve among time. State projects have to adapt to the current moment. They are mostly community services based. In

80-529: A building). It seeks the realization of a unique and innovative deliverable , such as a product , a service , a process, or in some cases, a scientific research. Each project has a beginning and an end, and as such is considered a closed dynamic system. It is developed along the 4 Ps of project management: Plan, Processes, People, and Power (e.g. line of authority). It is bound by the triple constraints that are calendar, costs and norms of quality, each of which can be determined and measured objectively along

100-572: A fixed period and within certain cost and other limitations". A project may be a temporary (rather than a permanent) social system ( work system ), possibly staffed by teams (within or across organizations ) to accomplish particular tasks under time constraints . A project may form a part of wider programme management or function as an ad hoc system. Open-source software "projects" or artists' musical "projects" (for example) may lack defined team-membership, precise planning and/or time-limited durations. The word project comes from

120-450: A larger amount of effort and more independent work than that involved in a normal essay assignment. It requires students to undertake their fact-finding and analysis, either from library/internet research or from gathering data empirically. The written report that comes from the project is usually in the form of a dissertation , which will contain sections on the project's inception, analysis, findings and conclusions. In project management,

140-420: A project consists of a temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product , service or result. Another definition is a management environment that is created for the purpose of delivering one or more business products according to a specified business case . Projects can also be seen as temporary organizations. Project objectives define target status at the end of the project, reaching of which

160-619: Is a huge investment by African standards. The project will consist of three phases as follows: The Gwayi-Shangani dam is the first phase of the MZWP and is the core of the project. Commenced in September 2004, it is expected to provide a reservoir for this project. The dam will be located about 6 km downstream of the confluence of the Gwayi River and Shangani River . The envisaged pipeline will be 260   km. Construction of

180-437: Is common in projects with multiple successive milestones. In this way many time-savings are possible, shortening greatly the whole project final supply term. This designing activity can be represented in the drawings with a "cloud" around a not yet designed part which means: "this part (size, or other characteristics) will be studied later". The part settled can be "delivered" to the interested parties. A deliverable differs from

200-563: Is considered necessary for the achievement of planned benefits. They can be formulated as SMART criteria : Projects are often guided by a steering group . The evaluation (measurement) occurs at the project closure. However, a continuous guard on the project progress should be kept by monitoring and evaluating. In civil, military and industry (e.g. oil and gas) infrastructure, capital projects refer to activities to construct and install equipment, facilities and buildings. As these activities are temporary endeavors with clear start and end dates,

220-401: Is the termination of a project prior to its completion and generally includes the cessation of access to funding and other project resources. Project cancellation may result from cost overruns , schedule overruns, changes in budget , change or obviation of the goal of the project, political factors, or any combination of those and other factors. Contracts often stipulate the time and

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240-613: The Latin word projectum from the Latin verb proicere , "before an action", which in turn comes from pro- , which denotes precedence, something that comes before something else in time (paralleling the Greek πρό) and iacere , "to do". The word "project" thus originally meant "before an action". When the English language initially adopted the word, it referred to a plan of something, not to

260-555: The act of actually carrying this plan out. Something performed in accordance with a project became known as an " object ". Every project has certain phases of development. Based on the Project Management Institute , a project can be defined as a "temporary endeavor" aimed to drive changes in teams, organizations, or societies. The output of a project is normally a unique product, service, or result. Projects can be short-term or long-term. Project cancellation

280-432: The context of infrastructure code, a project is a collection of code used to build a discrete component of the system. There is no rule on how much a single project or its component can include. It is the performance of services, including consultation, operation, management, administrative or other services, for the project. For examples: Site One Landscape Supply provides project services for project bids and submittals in

300-421: The environment. A community project is a community-based project. It is a type of service project. Some analyses of project-oriented activity distinguish - using military-style terminology - between grandiose strategic projects and more trivial or component operational projects: tactical projects . Deliverable Some deliverables are dependent on other deliverables being completed first; this

320-490: The landscaping industry. Jubilee Scholars consulting firm provides multidisciplinary project services. It is a project that is meant to improve the lives of others, often done without expecting anything in return. It can benefit individuals, a non-profit, or a community A service project can directly address community needs, indirectly address community needs through research, organization, or community action; and provide research and advocacy for change in society, politics, and

340-443: The manner in which a project may be cancelled. Contracted projects typically have a specified end date, when the contract may or may not be renewed; nonrenewal often has the same effect as cancellation but carries different legal ramifications. A project consists of a concrete and organized effort motivated by a perceived opportunity when facing a problem, a need, a desire or a source of discomfort (e.g., lack of proper ventilation in

360-491: The pipeline is scheduled to be completed in 2022. In April 2021, the Government of Zimbabwe floated a tender for the construction of the pipeline. Project A project is a type of assignment, typically involving research or design, that is carefully planned to achieve a specific objective. An alternative view sees a project managerially as a sequence of events: a "set of interrelated tasks to be executed over

380-415: The project lifecycle. Some projects produce some level of formal documentation, the deliverable(s), and some impacts, which can be positive and/or negative. A project is an individual or collaborative enterprise that is carefully planned and researched about by students. At schools, educational institutes and universities, a project is a research assignment - given to a student - which generally requires

400-519: The term "project" is applied. Because the results of these activities are typically long-standing infrastructure, with a life measured in years or decades, these projects are typically accounted for in financial accounting as capital expenditures, and thus they are termed "capital projects". In computer software , a project can consist of programs, configuration definitions and related data. For example, in Microsoft Visual Studio ,

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